View full sizeAllentown police said a man wanted for assaulting his former girlfriend broke into her city apartment Saturday night, attacked her again and laughed about not getting arrested.Express-Times File Photo

Allentown police said a man wanted for assaulting his former girlfriend broke into her city apartment Saturday night, attacked her and laughed about not getting arrested.

Now, Brian Lewis Kelley, of the 5300 block of Second Street in Whitehall Township, is in Lehigh County Prison in lieu of $60,000 bail for both incidents.

In November, Linda Strauss told police that Kelley, 42, hit her in the face at her apartment in the 500 block of Liberty Street, records say. Police saw dried blood on her face and her nose was swollen, records say. Kelley could not be found.

On Saturday night, Strauss called police to report that Kelley had broken into her apartment, beat her and choked her.

Strauss was taken to the hospital and interviewed there, police said.

Strauss told police that about 11:45 p.m., she woke when Kelley placed his knee on her neck and called her names, records say. Strauss told police that Kelley slapped her and laughed about not being caught by police for the other assault, records say. Kelley then threw Strauss off the bed and started choking her, then punched her in the head and face, police said. Kelley also threw a plant stand at Strauss but missed her and hit the bedroom window, records say.

Strauss said she didn't know how Kelley got into her apartment but she previously gave him a key and he never returned it, records say.

Kelley is charged with aggravated assault, burglary, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment, reckless endangerment and two counts each of simple assault and harassment.